Shawn Fain’s New Year’s Resolution Is to Lay the Ground for a National Strike
by Jonathan Rosenblum, The Nation
on January 02, 2024
Imagine it’s the evening of April 30, 2028. The nation is roiling as millions of workers coast to coast prepare to walk off the job in an unprecedented May Day national strike.
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U.S. Hypocrisy Over Russian and Israeli Killings
by Thalif Deen, IPS
on January 02, 2024
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 2 2024 (IPS) - When U.S. President Joe Biden lambasted “the largest aerial assault,” which hit “a maternity hospital, a shopping mall and residential areas killing innocent people”, he was not talking of the devastating Israeli attacks on Gaza but criticizing the most recent Russian military assault on Ukraine.
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Twenty-two states will increase their minimum wages on January 1, raising pay for nearly 10 million workers
by Sebastian Martinez Hickey, Economic Policy Institute
on January 02, 2024
On January 1, 22 states will increase their minimum wages, raising pay for an estimated 9.9 million workers. In total, workers will receive $6.95 billion in additional wages from state minimum wage increases.
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As U.S. Veto Power Enables Genocide, There Are Options to Protect Gaza
by Marjorie Cohn, Truthout
on December 28, 2023
These countries should be urged to submit the matter of Israel’s genocide to the ICJ. If one of them does make a submission, the ICJ would have jurisdiction to hear the matter.
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President Biden: Learn the Names of Children You’ve Helped Israel to Murder
by Norman Solomon
on December 26, 2023
To: President Joe Biden
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Blood Money: The Top Ten Politicians Taking The Most Israel Lobby Cash
by Alan MacLeod, MintPress News
on December 20, 2023
As the Israeli attack on Gaza, Lebanon and Syria intensifies, the U.S. public watch on aghast.
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Men Imprisoned For Decades Freed As Several Wrongful Convictions Overturned
by Sara Boboltz and Sebastian Murdock, Huffington Post
on December 19, 2023
At least six men around the country were freed this week after being wrongfully convicted of serious crimes that put them behind bars for a combined 180-plus years.
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Jeff Cohen discusses conformist Dems moving from denial to panic on Biden
by LA Progressive
on December 18, 2023
Biden and his coterie of backers continue to insist that he wear a crown. The fascistic forces behind Donald Trump are surely delighted.
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Unilateral Sanity Could Save the World
by Norman Solomon
on December 14, 2023
Top American officials in the “national security” establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient silences.
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Capitol Hill Interns Accuse Congress Of Suppressing Cease-Fire Demands
by Molly Redden, HuffPost
on December 13, 2023
Congressional interns and fellows released a letter on Monday accusing Congress of having “suppressed and ignored” a tidal wave of constituent support for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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